Black Magic
Overview
Although about top Aboriginal sportsmen, BLACK MAGIC is more than a film about sport. It is an account of the creative use of sport made by the Noongar people of Western Australia's south-west to advance their people's standing. Denied access to other areas of social life like most Aboriginal communities at the time, the Noongars, from as early as 1920, channelled the natural talent of their young people into the arena of competitive sport, notably running, boxing and football. Competitive sport, as filmmaker Paul Roberts notes, is 'an open gate, a universal rite of passage, an opportunity to achieve recognition and acceptance.'
Release date
01/07/1988
Votes
1
Popularity
1.4
Merlene Mead
Presenter
Stephen Michael
Self
Charles Kickett
Self
Glen Colbung
Self
Eric Hayward
Self
Angus Wallam
Self
Aden Eades
Self
Eugene Eades
Self
Hec Strempel
Self
Ted Kilmurray
Self
Graham 'Polly' Farmer
Self
Olivia Roberts
Self
Bimbo Kelly
Self
Izacc Penny
Self
Peter Farmer
Self
Les Eades
Self
Clarrie Kickett
Self
Syd Jackson
Self
Andy Nebro
Self
Eric Krakouer
Self
Newton Kickett
Self
Jeanette Kickett
Self
Daryl Kickett
Self
Original Soundtrack
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Richmond: The Fighting Fury
Year of the Dogs
Richmond: The Lost Years
The Final Quarter
Such Is Life - The Troubled Times Of Ben Cousins
Heathens
Game Girls
Heaven & Hell
The Galahs
Fair Game
Three Boys Dreaming
The Ripple Effect
The Lost Season
Fight for the Right: The Story of the AFLPA
The Kids
Golden Goals
Every Heart Beats True: The Jim Stynes Story
Keeping North South
The Chosen Few: The Life of an AFL Coach
From Boys to Giants